LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20073, 9 October 1920, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The tender of Mosers Smith Bros., for new workshops at the. Ashburton. Technical School, at a cost of £4232, was accepted at a meeting of the Education Board .yesterday.

The names of all men who left Papanm and entered camp, but who did. not leave for the front, are desired by the Papnnui Soldiers’ Medal Committee. They .should bo sent to Mr I>. Roberts, 203, Idris Road. ; Ladies who assisted the commercial travellers in collecting for the Lancaster Park Fund are asked to apply to Mr.H. B. Gould, 245, High Street, for invitations to a danco to be tendered to them at the Art Gallery on October

On behalf of the Broken Hill strikers a further appeal was made from the Band Rotunda in Victoria Square last night. The speakers were Messrs J. B. Williams, F. R. Cooke, L. Glover and H. T. Armstrong. Funds were collected for tho strikers.

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Loud laughter greeted the reading yesterday of an extract from a letter to the Canterbury Education Board, when a lecturer, proposing to give an entertainment, assumed that “the Christchurch municipal authorities would surely grant the free use of the town hall.”

The arranging of a junior representative cricket match between Wellington and Christchurch was urged by Mr C. S. Thompson at yesterday’s meeting of the general committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association, hut by a narrow majority it was decided to hold the matter over until the season's programme was more definite.

A very enjoyable and successful social gathering was held at the Oadena Tea Rooms, on Wednesday evening, by the members of tho Wholesale Warehouse Clerks’ Society. This is the first social evening held by the .society since its registration a few months ago. The members and friends sat down to a dinner, and afterwards a short toast list Was gone through. Mr F. M’Kenzis (president of the soejety) presided over tho gathering. A programme of dances was .then gone through, musio being provided by Sutherland's orchestra.

Iho ‘Financial News” London, under the heading “ Empire Finance and irade, reviews "New Zealand Today,” by the Hon G. W. Russell. Tho reviewer describes it as "a delightful book, in which the author almost proves that his country is the nearest approach 1 to Paradise that this imperfect world produce.’Thef article continues; H.J3 descriptions of tho extraordinary developments of the eighty-year-old Dornmion make pleasant reading, and stimulate desire to visit this land flowing with milk and honey.”

That football at Lancaster Parle should cease each year on tbo second Saturday in September was the opinion arrived at by the general committee o. the Canterbury Cricket Association yesterday; and 'it was decided to ask the Lancaster Park Board of Control that this should bo arranged. It was stated by Mr C. S. Thompson, who brought the matter up> that the football season at the park was at present too late, as it did not give cricketers opportunity to get a good start.

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Relative to the proposed tour of ail English cricket team in the Do- { TUa,oa . .a letter from the New Zealand Cricket Council was received at jesterday’s meeting of the general committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association, asking that two-thirds of tho Relation's guarantee for the tour should ho available for remittance at twenty-four hours’ notice, as it was necessary to cable fares to London. The chairman of the committee (Mr W, kimpson) said that the guarantee would bo available whenever it was wanted. The Canterbury Progress League wrote requesting a renewal of the OanEducation Board’s subscription of £lO. When the letter' was read at yesterday’s meeting of the board, Mr eon Tr ™ oved fchat th 6 grant te *1 •i 6 sa,d Eie league was doing admirable work, and now was pushing forward the Otira tunnel, Hiley and education schemes. It was run by business men in a businesslike way. Other members agreed that the league was doing wonderful work,” and tho proposed increase was agreed to unanimously.

It is desired that the Boys’ League Cricket Association shcfald commence play on October 23, it was stated at yesterday s meeting of the general committee of the Canterbury Cricket Association. Members of the committee pointed out that there were matters concerning grounds and finance which required adjustment, it being stated that the grass was very long on tho giounds and that, there ,wcro outstanding accounts_ for £6O or £7O. It was agreed that it would be unfair to make any decision until Messrs Redpath and Barrett could bo present, and it was decided to hold the mutter over in the meantime.

The Summit Road Scenic Reserves Board met yesterday; presont-Mr H. i,., "E Haszard (chairman), Dr O Chilton, Colonel H, S. E. Hobday, and Messrs G. Gould, W. Malcolm, A. l^ tori 1 a ,P (i Ell. Apologies were icceiyed for the absence of the Hon H I. Wigram, M.L.G., and M r G T Booth It was decided to. appoint Mr i. U Shea, at present caretaker of Dyer s Pass lea-rooms, ranger of tbn Coronation Hill and Sugar-loaf Scenic Reserves; Mr W. Busohell, at present resident caretaker of Kennedy’s Bush ranger of Kennedy’s -Bush. Cooped Knob, Ahuriri Bush, Hoon Hay and adjacent reserves and Mr J. Roberts at present caretaker at Mount Pleasant ranger of reserves in that district & Sy n i° tl0 ?i ° f Mr E11 ’ Eecondft d % fur Malcolm, the secretary was instructed to write t 0 Messrs ’ Harper, Son and 1 ascoe expressing appreciation of their services m connection with the transfer of the Kaituna Reserve. The Agricultural Department wrote' in regard to tho necessity for poisoning rabbits on the reserves, and it was decided to reply explaining the board’s methods ot trapping and its reasons for following that plan. A proposal to call for tenders for the right to graze on a section at Kennedy’s Bush, formerly leased by Sir Heaton Rhodes was anproved. It was decided to recommend tlm Government to appoint Mr H A Knight. Racecourse Hill, to fill a vacancy on the board, and to apply to the Government for a subsidy of £3l granted for the Kaituna Reserve Accounts amounting to £B7 10s wore passed for payment. K A splendid spring cleaning help is the Rustless Mop being sold for 5s 6d bv Hastie, Bull and Pickering, 113, Cashel Street. It is quite the best thing vet introduced. It sweeps and polishes in the one operation. j There is a distinctive quality in our wedding groups and portraits that makes them worthy as a record of the happiest time of your life. Stoffano Webb, Petersen’s Buildmgs, 252, High Street. 'Phone 1989. j. Ladies know them to have no equal. Marlin’s Apiol and Steel Pills. Sold by all Chemists and Stores throughout Australasia. X